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A framework agreement on the exchange of information, materials and equipment between Canada and 'Euratom' - The European Atomic Energy Community - was signed in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 6, by President of Euratom Commission, M.

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A framework agreement on the exchange of information, materials and equipment between Canada and 'Euratom' - The European Atomic Energy Community - was signed in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 6, by President of Euratom Commission, M.E.Hirch, and Canadian Ambassador, Mr. S. P. Pierce,
A technical agreement has also been signed for the launching of joint research projects and development programmes on heavy water reactor systems.

Five million Canadian dollars over five years will be contributed by both parties. The European Community will benefit from Canada's experience with natural uranium heavy water reactors, and Canada gains from the technical backing of European industry.

'Euratom' is a pool of six Western European nations - France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg - most of which are too small to effectively develop independent atomic industries. Founded Jan. 1, 1958, 'Euratom' works in much the same way as the European Coal and Steel Community, with each nation pooling resources - theoretical and physical.